Daniel lincoln



nitrh tetes stnt @Hire DANIEL LINCOLN, OF JOHNSONBURG, NEW YORK. LaimPatentl No. 6?;201, dated .my 3o, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN- HORSE-COLLAR.

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TO ALL WHOM-IT MAY CONCERN:

' Be it known that I, DANIEL LINCOLN, of Johnsonburg, in the county ofWyoming, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedHorse-Collar; and I do hereby declare that the following is n. full andexact description thereof, reference'being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specifi-- cation, n-which- I Figure I isa vertical and sectional elevation of a horse-collar made upon theprinciple of my improvement.

Figure II is a plan view of a sliding lock and `its parts, which isinserted in or connected with the lower parts of the collar.-

The nature of this invention consists in inserting into or usingwithvthe lower parts of a horse-collar, a sliding locking device, whichwill connect the two partsof the collar, and also permit a movement ofthetwo parts in a. manner to cause an equal draught pressurenpon eachshoulder at each step as the horse travels.

Lettersof like name and kind. refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

D represents a horse-collar, made of leather, and stuffed in a commonmanner, except Athat it is left open at the' bottom, for the insertionof my improvement, as shown in Fig. I.` A represents a flat metal strip,having a clasp, a', projecting from near the centre thereof. This metalstrip A is sewed, riveted, or otherwise fastened intothe lower end ofone half of the collar, in a manner to allow the clasp a to projectslightly from the collar. B represents .a metal strip, having a clasp,b', projecting from each'end, and clasping and holding a round metalrod, c, at each end as represented. This at strip B is sewed, riveted,or otherwise fastened in 'the lower end of the other half of the collar,in a manner to allow the metal rod c to lie just outside and across theend of the collar. The rod e has a head at each end, so that it willberetained immovably by the clasp b.

The clasp a takes hold of the rod c loosely, or in a manner to allow itto slide easily back and forth on the rod C as the horse travelsforward. This movement will cause the two parts of the collar to bearequally upon and to produce an equal draught pressure upon eachshoulder, at each step, as the horse travels forward.

Itis well known that in the common construction of horse-collars the twoparts are rigidly connected together at the bottom as one. This rigidconstruction brings the whole draught strain upononc shoulder,alternately, because, in travelling, one shoulder of the horse isconstantly and alternately put in advance of the other, which causes thecollar to set unevenly, and to rub, chafe, and gall the shoulders.

My improvement avoids this difficulty and permits the collar to conformto the varying movements of thc shoulders, andequaliz'es thedraught-pull upon each shoulder, and prevents undue chaiing and rubbing.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is- A locking or coupling' device as herein described, inserted into orconnected with the lower parts of :t horsecollar for the purpose setforth.

- DANIEL LINCOLN. Witnesses:

JASPER Knauer, E. B. Fonnnsn.

